Wichita eagle., 1887-04-24
A LETTER ABOUT TEXAS.

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other lands.
Your decision IL therefore affirmed
LETTER ABOUT TEXAS.
Ell PAso, Texas, April 10, 1887.
| 10 TIE Ddstor q the Eagle.
It's Q poor rule that won't work both
ways, and judging from the amount OF
anxious inquiry of the great kansas won
der" all over this vast state of Texas one
would suppose Wichita must necessarily
be somewhat uneasy in regard to the con-
dition, appearance and prosperity of the
Lone Star state" A great portion Of the
northern people. find, believe the occu-
patton Of the citizens Of the Lone Star
state consists mostly Of drinking poor
whisky and shooting.
Whereas, the Texan In return faithfully
believes the majority Of Wichita's inhabit-
ants utilize their time in 'lyiug about their
city and Dragging over its wonders"
How erroneous both ideas. Texas uses
far better grade IF whisky and l verify
believe drinks very little more of it than
the good prohibition state of Kansas, and
there is far less shooting done here than the
necessities of the country seem to demand.
Whereas, our best liars could never hold
Texas audience through one-fourth of
the truth of wichita" without resorting
to the slightest exaggeration.
Texas has, as you we'll know, suffered
considerably from drouth mot internally,
but on the earth's surfsce) and hundreds
of destitute people from the southern
counties Of the state are now passing
through Ell Paso for California and other
more promising fields of labor.
However the rains for the past ten days
have greatly relieved the most imperilled
Of the stock growing country. Millions
and millions Of acres of good soil. how
ever, had not been visited by the dam pen
ing effects of moisture for twenty-five long
months. The city of Ell Paso. ''the Jump
ing off place" between Gods country and
the blessed be id" Mexico, is a nice
little city Of about Il. 1000 inhabitants. full
of life, vim and money.
Some of her buildings will compare very
favorably with many Of our eastern anci-
ent and wealthy cities While the mum
Der and wealth of her banks (national
banks, state banks, private banks. faro
banks and monte banks) prove conclus
lively the easy condition of finances.
There four regular, and very promising,
newspapers, as well as many wild Cat.
sheets published here. And all well pat
ronized. One Of the latter known as the
eel Observador Frouterizo," published by
Pedro G. Garcia of Paso Del Norte seems
to have been adopted by the Mexican gov
ernment," editor and all, "A La Cutting"
and is now retained in their little "adobe
case" along with horde of filthy greasers
half eaten up by disease and as Garcia
claims the jailor himself is suffering from
contagious disease. The support
and mainstay Of FL Paso depends
on and IS kept mp by the
mining and smelling interests and the com
merce between Mexico and the United
States. which is rapidly increasing every
year and as surely decreasing the growth.
wealth and prosperity of Ell PasO. Paso
Del Norte on the opposite side of the great
Rio Grande (Which would compare favor
ably with the Little Arkansas ''the day we
stuck In the mud and had to wade out and |
pull the boat after US, y Is handsomely |
located burg, that is. the Creator seems to
have dropped it in the right place, but the
greasers in pulling 1t around got it horri- |
bly, mixed up. and after putting their
adobe fences all around. with their rows
of adobe houses on both sides of their
streets" or "boulevards," many of which |
would scarcely squeeze the sides Of the
alley behind the EAGLE office, If drawn
through, would apparently bother them to
tell what they intended to make out Of it. |
There are two or three American build |
ings, but aside from these and the Mexi |
can Central buildings (the only two story |
and perhaps. excepting one or
two wealthy foreigners residences, are all |
adobes; (mud structures baked in the sun,
with flat roofs and no windows)
The officers and city officials. with their
great guns strapped under their short.
light blue uniform. is the main attraction
of strangers, and gives them feeling of
awe that seems TO warn them not to tram
pie on the Mexican eagles toes. lest ye
taste the food Of convict and abide under
the left wing of the law, and that left wing
don't hover down over it's brood with the
tenderness Of . mosherly cid hen worth a
cent
Wichi;as great EAsLs finds it, way 70
Ell Paso occasionally. and one would think |
1t hungry from the way h ais from door
TO door and alwsys ends up IN some news
paper emporium Yours. Puck.
THE KANSAS EXPERIMENTAL aII.K |
STATION.
To tie E1.scs OF the EaxN.
Has been by unanimous vote OF the State |
Commissioner located a. hat bright young |